The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O thou shrouded in thy mantle, 1 Rise up and warn! 2 Thy Lord magnify, 3 purify your garments; 4 Pollution shun! 5 And do not through giving seek thyself to gain, 6 and be patient unto thy Lord. 7 When the Trumpet shall be sounded, 8 It will be a day of distress, 9 For the disbelievers - not easy. 10 Leave Me Alone (to deal) with whom I created Alone (without any means, i.e. Al-Walid bin Al-Mughirah Al-Makhzumi)! 11 And for whom I appointed wealth extended. 12 And gave him sons present before him. 13 And made (life) smooth for him. 14 Then he desires that I should add more. 15 By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory! 16 On him I shall impose a fearful doom. 17 Indeed he thought, and inwardly decided. 18 So accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 19 Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 20 Then he thought; 21 Then frowned he and scowled. 22 Then he turned back and was big with pride, 23 and said, "This is nothing but sorcery from the ancients. 24 These are only words from a mere mortal". 25 Him shall I soon roast in Hell. 26 And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is? 27 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught 28 and it burns the flesh. 29 Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell). 30 We have not appointed any one but angels as keepers of Hell, and their number that We have fixed is to make it a means of contention for disbelievers, so that those who were given the Book may be certain, and the faith of the believers may have greater increase, and the people of the Book and believers may not be deceived, and the sceptics and infidels may say: "What does God mean by this parable?" That is how God leads whosoever He will astray, and guides whosoever He will. None knows the armies of your Lord save Him self. This is no more than reminder for mankind. 31